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THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the July 16, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

69 of 69 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "Ready, ___, go!" (phrase before you get cracking on this puzzle!) SET 3 4A Tofu base SOY 3 7A ___ Angeles, aka the City of Angels LOS 3 10A Up to ___ (acceptable) PAR 3 11A Apple or pumpkin dessert PIE 3 12A Acorn producer OAK 3 13A "A's," in a card deck ACES 4 15A Part of a cash register (rhymes with "sill") TILL 4 16A Prefix with "angle" or "dent" TRI 3 17A ___ butter (ingredient in some moisturizers) SHEA 4 18A "That's ___ present than last year!" (grumble from someone who received 19 gifts instead of 20): 2 wds. ONELESS 7 20A "___ Day Afternoon," 1975 Al Pacino film about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong on a blistering August day DOG 3 22A Spanish for "two" DOS 3 23A Command to get a pooch on its haunches SIT 3 26A Police officer, slangily COP 3 28A "It's all in the ___ now" ("Let's put this behind us") PAST 4 32A "Do the ___ Thing," 1989 Spike Lee movie that unfolds during a heat wave and leads to tragedy RIGHT 5 34A And many more: Abbr. ETC 3 37A Deserved DUE 3 38A "I found a music box with a doll ___": 2 wds. INIT 4 39A ___ good to be true (suspiciously good) TOO 3 40A Forensic evidence: Abbr. DNA 3 41A Screens to watch "American Idol" and "Survivor" on, for short TVS 3 44A Finish, with up MOP 3 46A Read "pay" as "P" "A" "Y," say SPELL 5 48A Young boy from Glasgow LAD 3 50A Speed unit on a car's dashboard display: Abbr. MPH 3 52A "___ Window," 1954 Hitchcock thriller where a heat wave keeps Greenwich Village windows wide open REAR 4 54A Ticked off SORE 4 57A Actress Greta from The Morning Show LEE 3 58A Bigfoot's Himalayan cousin YETI 4 59A Mars or Snickers alternative TWIX 4 60A "The Good, the ___ and the Ugly," 1966 Clint Eastwood Western film that is set in the scorching deserts of the Southwest BAD 3 61A 15% of a restaurant bill, perhaps TIP 3 62A Math : Pluses :: English : ___ ANDS 4
Down
1D Massage parlors, at resorts SPAS 4 2D "To ___ their own ..." ("You are entitled to your opinion") EACH 4 3D Leaf-grower in the forest TREE 4 4D Rotate like a top SPIN 4 5D Greased a pan for frying, perhaps OILED 5 6D Mello ___ (drink featured in "Days of Thunder") YELLO 5 7D "___ of love!" (what "LOL" once meant) LOTS 4 8D Boating sticks OARS 4 9D Footwear for gliding on snow SKI 3 14D Feeling blue SAD 3 15D "Is that my ___ order?" (take-out meal): Hyph. TOGO 4 19D Psychic power: Abbr. ESP 3 21D Month when most Libras are born, for short OCT 3 23D Indian title of respect SRI 3 24D "Am ___ this car or that one?" (words from one choosing between car pool options): 2 wds. IIN 3 25D ___ Friday's (restaurant chain): Abbr. TGI 3 27D Tarantula, to some PET 3 29D Put two and two together ADD 3 30D Mercury's neighbor SUN 3 31D Cuppa, to a Brit TEA 3 33D Internet address starter: Abbr. HTTP 4 35D Actor ___ Hanks of "Saving Private Ryan" TOM 3 36D "___ Hand Luke," 1967 Paul Newman film where prison convicts sweat under Florida's punishing heat COOL 4 42D The "V" in VIP VERY 4 43D Partly frozen rain SLEET 5 45D Shells out for dinner, say PASTA 5 46D Place for tools SHED 4 47D "... Do, re, mi, fa, so, ___, do ...": 2 wds. LATI 4 49D "Falling ___," 1993 Michael Douglas film where the LA heat triggers a rampage DOWN 4 50D Babe Ruth's organization: Abbr. MLB 3 51D Blowgun pellet PEA 3 53D "Let it ___!" (catchphrase before launching a Beyblade) RIP 3 55D "Get ___ of it!" ("Dispose of it!") RID 3 56D Old flames? EXS 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 123 letters
1S
2E
3T
4S
5O
6Y
7L
8O
9S
10P
A
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11P
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12O
A
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13A
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14S
15T
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16T
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17S
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18O
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19E
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20D
21O
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22D
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23S
24I
25T
26C
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28P
29A
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34E
35T
36C
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44M
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45P
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48L
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49D
50M
51P
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52R
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58Y
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60B
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 16, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the July 16, 2026 puzzle

The July 16, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 35 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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